Iarúsailéim

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

Proper noun

Iarúsailéim f (genitive Iarúsailéim)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Related terms

• Iosrael (“Israel”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iarúsailéim	nIarúsailéim	hIarúsailéim	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iarúsailéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iarúsailéim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Iarúsailéim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024